Would I be crazy to just toss my Litter Robot 4 and buy a brand new one
My cat has extremely awful bathroom habits, due to her stomach cancer, leaving the litter robot to become a filthy mess (she literally projectile poos). She would also often drag her diarrhea poop out and it would be in the tiny crevices of the steps. I had to clean it with toilet paper covered toothpicks. I was also at one point in an apartment with weird pest issues and maggots would find their way in the litter robot and hatch eggs. That was awful. I left that apartment and deep cleaned the litter robot at a friend's backyard that had a hose. It took 5 hours and I thought I was going to puke the whole time and I needed an everything shower.
Unfortunately I don't have access to a backyard anymore and I don't even have a patio. I've been cleaning just with wipes but it doesn't cut it anymore and it got so bad that I gave up on cleaning and got the shield so I don't have to look at it or smell it. I also have back issues at the moment that makes it hard to really get in there to clean it so I've been putting it off. However, I am moving once again and downsizing even more to a studio.
At this point I'm considering just ditching the current litter robot. I still see bits and pieces of dried up maggots in the very back behind the waste bin, and I remember the last time I tried to clean the filter area with high pressure water, the dead maggots would never end. I'm sure there's still some in there. The plastic globe top has also yellowed (I got the white one, but now it is just yellow lol), not sure how, I live by the beach so it gets quite moist and humid in the house.
I'm overwhelmed with other things (my cat now peeing and pooping in random places in the house, unfortunate additional health concerns of hers that I'm attending to), and at this point I'm like, should I just throw it away and buy the EVO. Or a used one from FB marketplace. I can't get the mental energy or the physical energy to clean this one. I am considering taking it to a car wash but then again my back pain makes me just not want to. This thing is so damn heavy and just with everything going on with her illness I'm so overwhelmed! These things are so expensive but I've been stacking vet bills to keep her with me so it'll just be another dent in the wallet I don't even care anymore. Just want her to have a clean litter box, I want a fresh start with one :( Ugh what would you guys do?